69 Sypher!

Noah was wearing an earpiece and there was a transmitter in his pocket so that Alyssa can hear to their every conversation and she can provide her terms too through Noah.

After a few seconds, a man entered the restaurant and sat in front of Noah. Alyssa's whole attention was on the duo and she missed the person that sat beside her table.

"So, you are that genius hacker?" Noah asked.

The man in front of him chuckled and said, "Is that what I am called now? Call me Sypher."

Noah scratched his head in embarrassment and Alyssa face palmed herself.

"So, I was wondering about your previous proposition, and I want to ask you something regarding that. Hope you don't mind." Noah said jumping onto his work.

"Ok. Ask away." The man said.

"Why are you interested in Coral Bells? From what I can see, you won't have any problem regarding getting information about anything you want." Noah questioned.

"I know. But it is useful to have some 'genius' people in the team too."

"So, you meant to hire me?" Noah asked surprised.

"It was a thought at that time."

Noah remained speechless. He didn't know what else to question. This was not the option that they have in mind while questioning him. Alyssa and Noah thought that he was using her to extract information from the royal family.

"Why are you interested in hiring me?" Alyssa said to Noah to repeat this question.

"Because you did something that nobody had thought of doing till now. And you didn't do it behind anybody's back." The man present beside her voiced.

Alyssa's head snapped towards his direction and her eyes widened in realization.

"So, you are the real Sypher," Alyssa said.

"A leader should talk to a leader and a subordinate should talk to a subordinate." The man said in an explanation of his behavior.

"He is not my subordinate." Alyssa hissed at him.

The man was wearing a mask and only his eyes could be seen through it.

"Then who is he to you?" Sypher said.

Alyssa saw a hint of jealously flashing through his eyes. she concentrated on his eyes but they went away as fast as they came.

"I am not here to answer it. And this is none of your concern." Alyssa replied angrily.

The man came and sat in front of her. Without saying anything he took a sip from Alyssa's drink.

Alyssa opened her mouth to rebuke him but chose to ignore him. She too, sat on her seat facing him and gazed at him.

The man was drinking slowly and was not showing any hint to start the conversation.

'Is… is he angry?' Alyssa thought to herself. 'But why would he be?' she thought but got no clear answer.

She clenched her fist in annoyance. It was her that had called him to fix a meeting and it was her that needed his help. Alyssa sighed and said, "Sorry for my outburst earlier."

"Why do you want to work with me?" Alyssa questioned.

"I have my own reasons."

"Are you trying to put a mole in Coral Bells?"

"You are much more than that."

"Will you give me any clear answer?" Alyssa questioned frustratedly.

The man opened his mouth to say something but from the corner of his eyes, he saw someone pointing a gun at Alyssa. Without further thought, he leaped towards Alyssa and pulled her into his embrace.

Same smell.

Alyssa smelled the same smell in his embrace. She looked at the man in daze.

Suddenly with a 'swoosh' something passed by their side.

"Who knew you were coming here?" the man questioned.

"No one," Alyssa answered but kept looking at his eyes.

"You need to get away from here. I think someone is here to attack you. You…"

The man stopped saying when he felt Alyssa's hand on his head where the knot of mask was present.

He hurriedly pushed Alyssa away from him in order to stop her from discovering him.

Another bullet passed by their side, hitting the wall that was behind Alyssa.

Forgetting everything he once again pulled Alyssa towards him. 

"We have to leave. Now." He said and started pulling Alyssa towards the exit. 

The man was busy evading bullets but there was only one thing in Alyssa's mind: to find his identity.

Somehow Alyssa was completely calm in the situation. She was feeling invincible with him around. She didn't know what made her to trust him with her life. But she knew that the man in front of her will do anything to keep her safe.

Alyssa sneakily pulled the strap of the mask downwards loosening it. 

They soon got out of the restaurant. "Come with me. I know a place that is safer for you." The man said.

Suddenly the mask slipped down from his face, revealing his real face.

The face that Alyssa had always wanted to see and had always dreamt of it.

It was Reinhard.

Alyssa gasped in shock. The memories of them kissing flashed before her eyes and her she flushed. It was too sudden for her to come across Reinhard. Her heart started beating fast in her chest.

"Prince Reinhard. Is that you?" Suddenly Alyssa heard a voice. She turned her head to see Marcus and Dianna standing behind her back.

'Shit!' she screamed in her heart.

Actually Reinhard didn't bother to greet anyone. He was about to leave when he noticed Alyssa's distressed expression.

He smirked and remain standing there holding one of Alyssa's hand.

"Hi." He greeted Marcus.

"What are you doing here?" Marcus questioned.

"Came to meet a friend. A very close and special friend." Reinhard replied with a smirk. He successfully diverted their attention from himself towards 'his friend.'

Alyssa glared at him but tried to hide her face. She knew that the only person that is capable of recognizing her even with heavy makeup was Dianna. And Dianna was in front of her.

"Alyssa?" Dianna said confusedly.

"Sorry ma'am, you got the wrong person," Alyssa said imitating a man's voice by lowering the pitch of her voice.

"Hahaha." Diana laughed at her. "You know even if you are born as a male, I would have recognized you," Dianna said patting her chest proudly.

Now, this was an exaggeration.

Even though Dianna was her best friend and she loved her very much, today, she wanted to kill her.

'For moon goddess sake Dee, I am in undercover. Stop blowing my identity.' Alyssa screamed in her heart.

However, it was useless, because none of them heard it and they continued blowing her identity.

Marcus laughed at Dianna and said, "Stop exaggerating. You recognized Alyssa by her scent."

Alyssa's eyes widened in shock. Yes, she had forgot to mask her scent.

'So, this means, Reinhard had known that it was her all along.' With this thought, her head snapped towards Reinhard. He was looking at her closely. There was a small smirk playing on his lips.

Butterflies erupted in Alyssa's stomach when she noticed his raw gaze on her. It looked so much intense that Alyssa wanted to commit a sin under that gaze.

Reinhard could see Alyssa's pupil dilating and her heart beating fast in her chest. Her sweet smell was tinkling his heart. It took everything in his power to maintain his calm at that time. He pulled Alyssa towards himself by the hand that he was holding and said to them, "Sorry guys but we have to go."

Without listening to their answers he turned around and walked towards a car that was parked across the street.

"It was great that they went away," Marcus said fanning his face.

"Yeah. The sexual tension between them was too much to handle." Dianna said with a sigh.

"Are they dating?" Marcus questioned.

"Guess Sherlock," Dianna said smirking.

"They should do the deed soon. They were practically eating each other with their eyes." Marcus commented.

"Eww. Mark. You are so gross. God, I need a cold shower to ease my mind. That was too much for me." Dianna said hitting Marcus in his arms. She then happily smiled and said, "I am becoming a godmother very soon." she chuckled at her thoughts.

"Me too," Marcus said.

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Reinhard dropped Alyssa at her house. The drive was rough. Alyssa didn't know how to act in the whole way. It was hard for both of them to control each other. Alyssa wanted to alight from the car as soon as possible to clear her mind which was in mess the whole way.

Alyssa alighted as soon as the car stopped. She didn't wait for him to open her door.

"Wait," Reinhard said alighting from the car.

Alyssa stopped in her tracks and looked towards him.

"You don't have to ask something?" Reinhard questioned and took one step towards her to close the space between them.

Alyssa took a step back to increase the space between them but soon her back collided with the car, stopping her from going any further.

How long have you known it was me?" Alyssa asked the question that was heavy in her mind.

"Long enough. To be exact, from your eighteenth birthday celebration." Reinhard answered.